Your cousin was your blood before she came out as a Lesbian.
I have my own blood. I don't ascribe to ethnocentrism; she's my blood only in the same sense that you and every other member of the human race is, which for me holds no special significance. Unless you want to start talking about me being covered by the blood of Jesus.
Imagine the courage it takes to come out in a world wherein people have the attitudes toward her the likes of what posts here.
I haven't seen anything disrespectful towards her here.
Imagine the courage it takes to face life living her truth, knowing it's all an uphill fight because she's already discriminated against by law. And stands to be treated differently too by family.
I agree about the discriminated against by law part.
I'm not a social conservative; I want all to be treated equally under law.
If you can't respect her at this party, certainly don't go.
I can respect her, I just can't respect her sin.
I can't celebrate something I think is wrong and tragic, because then I'm being fake and untrue to my conscience; it's a lack of integrity on my part.
Just remember, there's something about you that someone could find to be "sinful". Including pride, self-righteousness and prejudice. If there were laws and attitudes that were in your face telling you because of those you weren't entitled to be liked, respected, equal as a citizen or entitled to be left to live your life without people always in your face condemning you for those traits, how would you feel?
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Which is partly why I am a libertarian when it comes to politics, and a Christian when it comes to religion.
At the same time, people often feel like badly when they have
any disapproval. Well, tough. If I approved everything, I would have no integrity and no morality. But this doesn't mean I hate her. Some people though, it's like they can't tell the difference: either you accept every part of them, or you hate their guts. Well, I think differently.
If you see sin in your cousin before you see love for her as a member of your family, stay home. Blood makes for a relative. Love bonds a family.
I'm not ethnocentric so I don't care for the whole "blood" thing.
This thread is not about judging her for being a lesbian. It is about whether I should celebrate with her about her being a lesbian.
I think I'm going to have to pass. I simply cannot celebrate sin, my conscience won't allow it.